EP2439123B1 - Procédé, dispositif et arrangement destiné à l'émission d'une information codée sur une voie ferroviaire - Google Patents

Procédé, dispositif et arrangement destiné à l'émission d'une information codée sur une voie ferroviaire Download PDF

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EP2439123B1
EP2439123B1 EP11008147.8A EP11008147A EP2439123B1 EP 2439123 B1 EP2439123 B1 EP 2439123B1 EP 11008147 A EP11008147 A EP 11008147A EP 2439123 B1 EP2439123 B1 EP 2439123B1
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Michael Meyer zu Hörste
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L25/00—Recording or indicating positions or identities of vehicles or trains or setting of track apparatus
    • B61L25/02—Indicating or recording positions or identities of vehicles or trains
    • B61L25/025—Absolute localisation, e.g. providing geodetic coordinates
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L3/00—Devices along the route for controlling devices on the vehicle or train, e.g. to release brake or to operate a warning signal
    • B61L3/02—Devices along the route for controlling devices on the vehicle or train, e.g. to release brake or to operate a warning signal at selected places along the route, e.g. intermittent control simultaneous mechanical and electrical control
    • B61L3/08—Devices along the route for controlling devices on the vehicle or train, e.g. to release brake or to operate a warning signal at selected places along the route, e.g. intermittent control simultaneous mechanical and electrical control controlling electrically
    • B61L3/12—Devices along the route for controlling devices on the vehicle or train, e.g. to release brake or to operate a warning signal at selected places along the route, e.g. intermittent control simultaneous mechanical and electrical control controlling electrically using magnetic or electrostatic induction; using radio waves
    • B61L3/121—Devices along the route for controlling devices on the vehicle or train, e.g. to release brake or to operate a warning signal at selected places along the route, e.g. intermittent control simultaneous mechanical and electrical control controlling electrically using magnetic or electrostatic induction; using radio waves using magnetic induction
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L15/00—Indicators provided on the vehicle or train for signalling purposes
    • B61L15/0018—Communication with or on the vehicle or train
    • B61L15/0027—Radio-based, e.g. using GSM-R
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L2205/00—Communication or navigation systems for railway traffic
    • B61L2205/02—Global system for mobile communication - railways [GSM-R]
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L29/00—Safety means for rail/road crossing traffic
    • B61L29/24—Means for warning road traffic that a gate is closed or closing, or that rail traffic is approaching, e.g. for visible or audible warning
    • B61L29/28—Means for warning road traffic that a gate is closed or closing, or that rail traffic is approaching, e.g. for visible or audible warning electrically operated

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  • the invention relates to a method for determining a coded in the railway track information.
  • the invention also relates to a device for determining a coded in the railway track information on this and a corresponding railroad track.
  • a level crossing can be secured or released when the rail vehicle, before it reaches the level crossing, sends a corresponding safety signal to the level crossing or a responsible control center.
  • appropriate sensors are still used today, which are laid in the track bed and when crossing an approaching train a corresponding signal to an associated railroad crossing and its safety devices sends, so that the railroad crossing is secured, for example by closing the barriers.
  • a corresponding sensor behind the level crossing in the track bed, ie track side must be laid in order to release the level crossing accordingly when moving out again.
  • the position of a rail vehicle can be determined for example by means of a satellite navigation system, such as the GPS or Galileo, as has long been known from the road.
  • a satellite navigation system has the considerable disadvantage that it does not permit fail-safe position determination. Because even minor deviations from the nominal operation can lead to failures that can not be tolerated in the safety-critical area of the railway system. For example, high tree growth at the edge of the track, as well as tunnel drives or stations that are roofed, can ultimately lead to system failure and loss of current location, which is unacceptable.
  • a device for determining the location position of a rail-bound vehicle in which irregularities in the track bed are detected by means of an eddy-current sensor which is arranged on the rail-bound vehicle.
  • corresponding reference signals for the irregular track properties together with their corresponding spatial position are stored in a database, wherein the signals received by the eddy current sensor are constantly compared with these reference signals so as to be able to determine the position of the rail vehicle.
  • this device has the decisive disadvantage that a rail path for this must first be measured by means of a test drive to fill the database.
  • the Are changed route such that the reference signal no longer coincides with the actual signals, so that a location position can not be determined with certainty. In such a case, then the route would have to be measured again.
  • At least one sensor is provided on the rail vehicle, with the aid of which the distances between two railway sleepers can be determined.
  • the regular threshold distance between two railway sleepers is approx. 65 cm in the German railway system.
  • a corresponding distance pattern of a plurality of successive threshold distances is determined so that a unique formation can be coded and determined with the aid of the distance pattern similar to a binary code.
  • the threshold distance is selected in such a way as to encode information that it deviates from a standard threshold distance so that the deviation can be detected.
  • a binary pattern can be coded with the aid of deviating threshold intervals, which can then be interpreted as information.
  • these threshold spacings are previously set in the assembly of the respective track sections such that the desired information is coded on the basis of the threshold distances.
  • a level crossing is secured or released with the aid of information determined in this way.
  • the railway sleepers in the area in which normally the corresponding axle sensor is arranged for switching on the railroad crossing are changed such that this deviation from the standard threshold distance is detected by the sensor, so that it then follows from this information that the train is near a railroad crossing.
  • a corresponding level crossing security signal is then generated, which is then transmitted to the level crossing or to a responsible for the railway crossing control center.
  • the level crossing which is to be secured, are encoded with, so that results from the information to be secured railroad crossing, for example in the form of a railroad crossing number.
  • the level crossing is selected, which is to be secured by the rail vehicle.
  • the above object is also achieved with a device of the type mentioned above according to the invention with at least one arranged on the rail vehicle sensor, which is adapted to detect the threshold distance between at least parts of railway sleepers, and with an evaluation unit which is connected to the at least one sensor and is set up to carry out the above method.
  • the device is connected to a digital memory in which corresponding distance patterns and their information content are stored. If a corresponding threshold distance pattern deviating from the standard is detected, the required information can then be determined from the memory or the database.
  • the device advantageously has a corresponding data transmission unit in order, for example, to secure or release a railway crossing when detecting information.
  • the above object is also achieved with a railway track having at least two rail tracks lying on a plurality of railway tracks, wherein at least a part of the railway sleepers is arranged such that information is encoded by the threshold distances.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows the device 1 according to the invention, which is arranged on a rail-bound vehicle 2.
  • the device 1 has a sensor 3 and an evaluation unit 4 connected thereto, which is connected to a database 5 and a transmission unit 6.
  • the sensor 3 is, for example, an eddy current sensor, as it is known from US Pat WO 01/66401 A1 is known.
  • the sensor continuously detects the railway sleepers during the journey, for example by means of the screw connections to the track. Knowing the speed of the rail vehicle 2, for example due to the wheel rotation speed, the distance can then be determined with knowledge of the time interval between two detected railway sleepers. This is preferably done in the evaluation unit 4, but can also be made in the sensor 3 for technical reasons.
  • the information matching this threshold distance pattern is determined in the database 5, so that a unique information can be stored for each pattern.
  • FIG. 1 a level crossing 7 is shown, which is connected to a receiving station 8.
  • the receiving station 8 is configured to receive on and off signals to activate or deactivate the securing devices of the level crossing 7 accordingly.
  • the safety devices of the level crossing 7 may be, for example, light signals or barriers, as they are known from the prior art.
  • the evaluation unit 4 If now a non-standard threshold distance or a distance pattern is detected by the evaluation unit 4, the evaluation unit 4 generates a corresponding switch-on signal, which is then emitted with the aid of the transmission unit 6.
  • the transfer station 8 of the level crossing 7 receives this switch-on signal and then activates the safety device of the level crossing 7.
  • the transmission unit 6, which is arranged on the rail vehicle 2, can be, for example, a GSM-R data communication unit.
  • the threshold distance can be recognized not only between two successive railway sleepers, but also beyond, so that even nested threshold distances can be set and detected, which increases the information density.
  • the pattern can be chosen so that it does not occur accidentally elsewhere or that it is even completely unique, so that it is found at no other point in the railway network.

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  1. Procédé destiné à déterminer une information codée dans une voie de chemin de fer (21), caractérisé par les étapes consistant à :
    - détecter des espacements de traverses (24) entre au moins certaines parties de traverses (23) au moyen d'au moins un capteur (3) disposé sur un véhicule ferroviaire, et
    - déterminer l'information codée en fonction des espacements de traverses détectés (24).
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par l'étape consistant à déterminer l'information codée en fonction d'un motif d'espacement (25) d'une pluralité d'espacements de traverses (24) déterminés les uns à la suite des autres.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé par l'étape consistant à déterminer l'information codée en fonction d'espacements de traverses s'écartant d'un espacement de traverse normalisé.
  4. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par l'étape consistant à fixer une position dans l'espace du véhicule ferroviaire (2) sous la forme d'une information en fonction d'espacements de traverses détectés.
  5. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par les étapes consistant à générer un signal de protection de passage à niveau en fonction de l'information codée et à transmettre le signal de protection de passage à niveau à un passage à niveau (7) pour protéger ou déprotéger des dispositifs de protection de passage à niveau du passage à niveau (7).
  6. Procédé selon la revendication 5, caractérisé par les étapes consistant à sélectionner un passage à niveau (7) à protéger/déprotéger en fonction de l'information codée et à transmettre le signal de protection de passage à niveau au passage à niveau (7) sélectionné.
  7. Dispositif (1) destiné à déterminer une information codée dans une voie de chemin de fer (21) au moyen d'au moins un capteur (3) disposé sur un véhicule ferroviaire (2), lequel capteur est conçu pour détecter des espacements de traverses (24) entre au moins certaines parties de traverses (23), et comportant au moins une unité d'évaluation (4) qui est connectée à l'au moins un capteur (3) et est destinée à mettre en oeuvre le procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes.
  8. Dispositif (1) selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif (1) comporte en outre une mémoire (5) qui est conçue pour stocker des motifs de traverses et des informations associées, notamment des informations de position.
  9. Dispositif (1) selon la revendication 7 ou 8, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif (1) comporte une unité de transmission de données (6) qui est conçue pour transmettre des signaux de protection de passage à niveau, dans lequel le dispositif est conçu pour générer et pour transmettre le signal de protection de passage à niveau en fonction de l'information codée.
  10. Rails de chemin de fer (21) comprenant au moins deux voies ferrées (22) reposant sur une pluralité de traverses (23), dans lequel au moins une partie des traverses (23) sont disposées de manière à ce qu'une information soit codée par les espacements de traverses.
EP11008147.8A 2010-10-07 2011-10-07 Procédé, dispositif et arrangement destiné à l'émission d'une information codée sur une voie ferroviaire Not-in-force EP2439123B1 (fr)

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